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PC Companion update

Hey all, I did a search and couldn't find an answer. SE PC Companion is prompting me to update it to version 2.00.142. Should I? Could it block me getting root access later?
Thanks in advance

Nobody can give you that answer, until somebody has rooted that......
If PC Companion is prompting you to update to some version, then it is PC Companion softwrae and not the Phone's Android System....
So go ahead and update it...

I updated the PC Companion and it has no changes.
Plugged phone in and no firmware update.
Still has same UI and sub-windows as older version.

I updated the PC Companion and it has no changes.
Plugged phone in and no firmware update.
Still has same UI and sub-windows as older version.
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PCC or SEUS can try to update your phone.
Most of the regions in the wold have no update and Sony has left out them in the dark.
at first I got my phone from Dubai and I even didnt had market in my X10.
but I debranded by phone and installed UK version and now I updated it to latest RIFB001 with Kernal version of 2.6.29 and Baseband of 1.0.21

Shiwantha said:
PCC or SEUS can try to update your phone.
Most of the regions in the wold have no update and Sony has left out them in the dark.
at first I got my phone from Dubai and I even didnt had market in my X10.
but I debranded by phone and installed UK version and now I updated it to latest RIFB001 with Kernal version of 2.6.29 and Baseband of 1.0.21
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Can somone explain the OTA update system to me,
I have debranded from .14 to .16 baseband, I run the software update and it tells me that I had the latest, how can Dubai have an update,
Thanks
Bloke

bloke said:
Can somone explain the OTA update system to me,
I have debranded from .14 to .16 baseband, I run the software update and it tells me that I had the latest, how can Dubai have an update,
Thanks
Bloke
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I no longer have dubai version, pls read my previous post, on the first debarnd I change it to UK version.
and from there I flash it to X10i Generic NCB (R1FA016) after that simply plug it to the PC companion and it will tell you there is an update available, simple do it. you will be on updated to R1FB001 by SE.
More details.
Sony Ericsson X10 debranding tutorial

PCC or SEUS can try to update your phone.
Most of the regions in the wold have no update and Sony has left out them in the dark.
at first I got m
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Can somone explain the OTA update system to me,
I have debranded from .14 to .16 baseband, I run the software update and it tells me that I had the latest, how can Dubai have an update,
Thanks
Bloke
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From what I gather, ota updating is an update without connecting to a PC. I'm pretty sure the ota available on jerps thread is for Japanese x10s. I haven't tried that one yet as I'm satisfied so far with the r1fb001.
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Exactly right.
OTA = Over The Air
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UK/France had 026 FW

I'm using an UK X10i, today im update my phone and have the newest FW 026

dundun1701 said:
I'm using an UK X10i, today im update my phone and have the newest FW 026
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Hope that fix the alarm bug. This pass weeks, i came to office very late because of the alarm bug. dooh.
Now i'm installing 3rd party alarm apps

what you using?
Uk generic? o2 ETC?

superleeds27 said:
what you using?
Uk generic? o2 ETC?
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I'm using Generic FW

dundun1701 said:
I'm using Generic FW
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Any ideas of your CDA?

Is it still rooted?

fast rock said:
Is it still rooted?
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Surely it not. It've just released. Dev will need time in order to root it.
Plz wait.

Any changes you notice...

its alot slicker than 020 for sure

It is said that the 026 has better speed in Mediascape and Timescape, but i've tried yet, cuz my company wifi is down, haiz.
There is no big change in this new FW as I notice, the baseband is 31 now

wifi radio is better tho aswell

here in Ireland ive got update to 026 as well and no root after update.

Think ill stick with Rooted 024 for now

is the update ota?

How did you guys update if your phone was rooted? I know it will lose the root, but how did you update in the first place?

Thats strange, I'm on rooted 024 on O2 here in the UK, if I do an OTA check, it says im on the latest firwamre, did yuo guys update using SEUS?
Bloke

Flash back to a Generic firmware, using Omnius or whatever. Then use SEUS

fast rock said:
How did you guys update if your phone was rooted? I know it will lose the root, but how did you update in the first place?
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Rooted fone will be able going back to original one by redo the step1 (back to 016 FW) after that, OTA or SEUS is depend on your choice

Im on R2BA020 from the southwest of the uk and both OTA and SEUS arent showing an update yet

I'm not rooted and using FW016 and SEUS says my phone is up to date. Am u doing something wrong?
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[Q] Confused about debranding [SOLVED]

Hey folks, let me start by saying that I have searched and read threads on this subject, but alas I just did not understand them.
So please, if somone wouldn't mind answering my questions with simple answers, I'd really appreciate it.
Firstly, a while back I 'rooted' my phone with the 'Exploid One Click .apk Root (Latest v.1.08 30 Aug. 2010)' method and all was well.
However I ran the update service on my pc recently (looking for 2.1 DOH!) and it gave me an update...which left my phone unrooted but with the latest 'RBA026' build number. I panicked and just did the exploid root method again and restored my phone with titanium backup.
So my first question is, is the firmware I have now unbranded/generic or does the root effect the firmware?
If it is not unbranded/generic, which is the easiest method to achieve this?
And, lastly if I have an unbranded/generic firmware..can I still get the 2.1 update with SEUS? (if not how would I get it)
I understand this will probably frustrate some people as all the information is probably already contained in the forum..but like I said I just couldn't get my head round it.
I'd really appreciate any help that anyone could give.
Regards
TD
EDIT: BTW this is the info on my 'About Phone' screen:
Model Number - x10i
Firmware Version - 1.6
Baseband Version - 1.1.31
Kernal Version - 2.6.29-rel [email protected] #2
Build Number - R2BA026

In the key lock screen, press the following button combination after pressing the power button to bring the screen on (don't unlock the phone though)
menu > back > back > menu > back > menu > menu > back
Post what you have in service info > model info screen
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Thanks for the quick reply!
WOW ddn't even know I could do that...lol
The screen shows the following:
Model - x10i
Country - UK
Brand - Customized

Thats what I have and yes its generic. In theory our handsets will be one of the first to get the 2.1 update
We'll need to re-root obviously though.
Oh and updating through SEUS will work fine also!
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That's brilliant mate, just what I wanted to hear..thanks very much for the help!!!
(if there was a rep/thanks button I'd have clicked it lol)

No problem. Hopefully 2.1 will come today
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Yeah, Fingers crossed. I didn't think this would bother me all that much, but I've gotten swept up in all the excitement...lol

Since the topic is already here.. I just wanna know if my phone is branded or not (didn't find a SINGLE topic explaining what means what)
So:
Model: x10i
Country: Central Europe 3
Brand: Customized CE3
IMO that shouldn't be branded, should it?

Are you on R2BA026? I would expect that to be generic yes.

I debranded mine some time back, this is what mine is showing
(FW version is R2BA026 GENERIC)
Model: x10i
Country: Generic GLOBAL
Brand: Generic

Mine shows,
Country uk
Brand 3
Will I get update first like other uk ones?
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Your phone is debranded but mine is still not. Since you already asked about debranding, and the easiest method, I think that the build.prop replacement is one easy method, but is it safe to tried?
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Mine is Netherlands Customized. Is there a way to get Uk generic? I use english anyway and I want my update asap
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bluebanana said:
Mine is Netherlands Customized. Is there a way to get Uk generic? I use english anyway and I want my update asap
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I believe you can flash it to a generic UK, but I would like to have an updated method for debranding, safe and reliable
if anyone can contribute?

SaintyUK said:
Are you on R2BA026? I would expect that to be generic yes.
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Yes, I got the 026 firmware in July, I think.
Okay, thx for the reply. I was 90% sure, but it''s better to check
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can i change the Country from Germany to UK?

i think you have to do a debranding. check the x10 dev section, newbies guide

tookieboy said:
i think you have to do a debranding. check the x10 dev section, newbies guide
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it is not clear the guide and some of the methods are not valid anymore :S can anyone who makes a debrand recently post how he did it?

tezzad said:
Firstly, a while back I 'rooted' my phone with the 'Exploid One Click .apk Root (Latest v.1.08 30 Aug. 2010)' method and all was well.
However I ran the update service on my pc recently (looking for 2.1 DOH!) and it gave me an update...which left my phone unrooted but with the latest 'RBA026' build number.
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Grrr. I have had my ATT X10a rooted for a while, and SEUS/PC Companion/Update always says I have the latest firmware.
It's been 30 days for me, I want to put in generic X10a NAM firmware so I don't have to deal with any changes SE/ATT may have made to make it harder to root/debrand.
I've dealt with Davinci in the past to debrand my SE Java based phones, just never with an android phone. I've gone over the threads here, but 99% deal with X10i and X10a Rogers and X10a AT&T firmware seems to be a bit different and forced the SEUS update that prevents the substitute files exploit.
Even the substitute files exploit seems to require that you actually update date twice, once with the 'current' firmware that you got, and then again with the swapped two files.
The Rooting scheme that is often pointed to, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717949 is confusing for X10a. I've downloaded the files mentioned, and the extra x10a files. But to me, the flash rom is in the X10i download and there is what looks like a partial flash in the step4cmd in the the fixes something and makes it a x10a? Is this correct? The only X10a/i difference is the 10K file?
I wish someone would rewrite the directions specifically for the "I" and "A" versions so there is no confusing language like, '#5 do Step 4' and there was only a single flash required. (I particularly find this funny since step 4 and 5 were eliminated for the "I" version.)
Whatever happened to the "update" file on the SD card method? There was a CRC error problem? I wish I could find a NAM rom that just had to wrapped/renamed to Update and put on the SD card. Reboot, wait a bit and you're gold.

yeah. i just did. i posted because i followed that guide, and now on 026. it's pretty easy. just make sure to look thru the troubleshooting threads listed in that post for help.

[How to] Flash to Rogers x10a 2.1 firmware

i'm posting this thread because i had an x10a from rogers with generic x10a firmware and seus said that the phone was up to date. so i found a way to update it and wanted to share.
downloda this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9200597&postcount=22
extract
run x10flash.bat
follow instructions in the command promt (yes it does take a while for it to flash)
i hope this went as easy for you guys as it did for me.

thanks
why is rogers always late on updates

Because they lick hot chode! lol
So this works for updating the phone from the generic Nordic 2.1 to Rogers 2.1?
I assume you have to shut down, hold back button, turn on and wait for solid green light, and then hit a key on the keyboard to initiate the update?
Cheers man

Just wondering... if i already have nordic 2.1 working great on my rogers x10a, is there a point to flashing rogers 2.1? Is performance better or something?

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Just wondering... if i already have nordic 2.1 working great on my rogers x10a, is there a point to flashing rogers 2.1? Is performance better or something?
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Yes, Nordic is X10i while Rogers is X10a, with X10i on an X10a you might encounter a few problems (I had very poor battery life on mine for example) and you cannot update with SEUS later.
However, you can also flash a generic X10a version like Brazil or Latin America, if you prefer.

The file for X10Flash-2.1_Rogers seems to be down.
If any mirrors are set up post to to the world.
Cheers!

yup, file still unavailable

just found this
http://hotfile.com/dl/82541190/a311684/X10Flash-2.1_Rogers.rar.html

File size is considerably smaller than the global generic... wonder why?

just to add some confidence to this idea: i just flashed from global generic to rogers branded using this method without clearing user data. worked perfectly. now it tells me i have an x10a again and its just like i had it on global generic with no effort. of course do this at your own risk but 2.1 to 2.1 should be nearly harmless. i just had to re-root and i'm good again.

x10van said:
Just wondering... if i already have nordic 2.1 working great on my rogers x10a, is there a point to flashing rogers 2.1? Is performance better or something?
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BingoRingo said:
Yes, Nordic is X10i while Rogers is X10a, with X10i on an X10a you might encounter a few problems (I had very poor battery life on mine for example) and you cannot update with SEUS later.
However, you can also flash a generic X10a version like Brazil or Latin America, if you prefer.
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I think it depends on each user's experience. I have a north american x10 now running global 2.1rooted and having absolutely no problems.
Now having said that, I've already posted a thread asking if there's a benefit for me to switch back to rogers 2.1 and the biggest and the only (imo) benefit is so you don't void your warranty

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Now having said that, I've already posted a thread asking if there's a benefit for me to switch back to rogers 2.1 and the biggest and the only (imo) benefit is so you don't void your warranty
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There won't be any difference. I am running Global as well with good battery life and JIT enabled on Rogers. No problem here too. Phone is running smooth.
If you want your phone to say X10a instead of "i", just edit the default.prop file like I did and now it will read as an X10a running the global firmware.

How exactly do we flash this? Do we do it like Nordic's 2.1 FW where we put the .sin files into the firmware folders? And what are the miniloader.sin, update.xml, and simlock.ta files?
Does this mean that SEUS will be able to check for future Rogers updates once I flash to this firmware?

This file actually comes with the flash tool in it, all ready to go. So all you do is start up the batch file and follow the directions. I did it yesterday and it works beautifully.

I've also uploaded a flash kit that contains all FOUR firmwares:
v1.6a (X10a, North America, Rogers, R1FA014)
v1.6i (X10i, Generic international, R1FA016)
v2.1a (X10a, North America, Rogers, 2010-11-13, 2.0.A.0.504)
v2.1i (X10i, Generic international, 2010-11-02, 2.0.A.0.504)

BingoRingo said:
Yes, Nordic is X10i while Rogers is X10a, with X10i on an X10a you might encounter a few problems (I had very poor battery life on mine for example) and you cannot update with SEUS later.
However, you can also flash a generic X10a version like Brazil or Latin America, if you prefer.
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Just wanted to add to the conversation. I've been running the Nordic 2.1 on my Roger's 10a (flashed over the stock 1.6) for nearly a week. I kept it bone stock for several days in order to get a feel for any differences in performance. I didn't run any actual perf tests, but I do think its much smoother and snappier, and have had zero negative effects. No bugs, no crashes, etc.
Reflashing with the Rogers 10a rom will just reintroduce Roger's branding, so I'm going to give that a pass.

Countries where August Update is available

Startin becuase its great help for people tracking the update in their country
Countries where its available so far
Bahrain
Belgium PCC
Germany PCC
Netherland Unbranded PCC
Philippines PCC
Romania PCC SEUS
Sweden. SEUS
Serbia Unbranded PCC
UK OTA

Am in mauritius using an orange branded xperia arc and still no update available

Available in Sweden Telenor Branded.
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I wanted to say it's available in Malaysia, just I just recalled that I've flashed the global generic firmware.

Sweden, from seus
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available in the Netherlands, unbranded, via PC Compagnon

In Bahrain, two/three days ago
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mailtojatinder said:
Startin becuase its great help for people tracking the update in their country
Country updates*
sweden
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OP, could you please maintain the list in the first post (with Country Name & Update via OTA/PC Companion), it will easy for everybody to check, thanks!!

add Philippines
no OTA though... via PC Companion only at least for now

i am in India and still waiting
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Available in Serbia (Telenor) unbranded via PC Campanion

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add Philippines
no OTA though... via PC Companion only at least for now
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@cryogenix, when did you update your phone? I tried both OTA and PC Companion but it says that i already have the latest version. Mine is unbranded Arc.

it rolled out 9th of August... I didn't update though... since mines a rooted 2.3.3 with locked bootloader... but yeah it said it was available when you do SEUS and that it is available via PC update...

I receive OTA update notice on my NEO Global ROM today!
Currently downloading...

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I receive OTA update notice on my NEO Global ROM today!
Currently downloading...
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Is this 4.0.A.2.368 firmware on Neo?

cryogenix said:
it rolled out 9th of August... I didn't update though... since mines a rooted 2.3.3 with locked bootloader... but yeah it said it was available when you do SEUS and that it is available via PC update...
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Until now, both OTA and PC companion still says that i already have the latest software. I don't know why.

ARC X12 said:
Until now, both OTA and PC companion still says that i already have the latest software. I don't know why.
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what's the f/w of your arc? singapore generic or global?

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what's the f/w of your arc? singapore generic or global?
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Build number is 3.0.1.A.0.145. I dont know if this is singapore or global since this is my 1st android phone.

I dont think it matters where the PCC update is available since we can all download the .ftf file from here to upgrade. The most important information is which regional firmwares have OTA update since that is what we need to keep root. On world generic .145, OTA was available but because I had modded system files (themes), I could not proceed with the upgrade. I'm downgrading back and restarting the process.

hellocng said:
I dont think it matters where the PCC update is available since we can all download the .ftf file from here to upgrade. The most important information is which regional firmwares have OTA update since that is what we need to keep root. On world generic .145, OTA was available but because I had modded system files (themes), I could not proceed with the upgrade. I'm downgrading back and restarting the process.
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Do you have an arc or neo? I have an arc and I tried to look for OTA update for global generic earlier today with no luck..